If it’s getting late and you’re looking for something with just enough kick to get you through the rest of your day, a coffee might be a bit over the top. That’s where the Starbucks Matcha Latte comes in. But how much caffeine is there in a Matcha Latte?
The amount of caffeine in a Starbucks Matcha Latte varies according to the serving size, but a grande latte contains 80 mg of caffeine. The caffeine comes from the green tea blend used. Other Starbucks matcha drinks, like the Iced Matcha and the Matcha Green Tea, contain different caffeine amounts.
A refreshing Matcha Latte can give you just the boost you need. Let’s take a closer look at whether the Matcha Latte is healthy, how it fares against regular coffee, and the amount of caffeine in other Starbucks drinks if you’re looking for other options.
How Much Caffeine Is in a Starbucks Matcha Latte?
A grande Matcha Tea Latte contains 80 mg of caffeine, which comes from the green tea blend that Starbucks uses for its matcha lattes. This tasty blend of steamed milk and matcha is a nice pick-me-up when you’re feeling low.
What About Other Matcha Drinks?

The amount of caffeine in an Iced Matcha at Starbucks depends on the serving size. A tall cup contains 55 mg; a grande has 80 mg; a venti includes 110 mg; and trenta has 120 mg of caffeine. You can ask your barista to increase the amount of caffeine by adding more ground green tea powder.
Similarly, a short cup of Matcha Green Tea contains 30 mg; a tall serving includes 55 mg; a grande has 80 mg; and a venti has 110 mg of caffeine. As always, you can increase the amount of caffeine in your Matcha Tea by adding more matcha powder or chai.
The Matcha Green Tea Crème Frappuccino is another interesting drink from the Starbucks matcha family to try.
This beverage includes a blend of ice, milk, and sweetened matcha green tea. It’s topped with whipped cream, and the grande size contains 410 calories and 70 mg of caffeine.
Is Starbucks Matcha Healthy?
Matcha’s health benefits depend on where it’s from. Starbucks matcha isn’t as healthy as the original Japanese beverage because of the amount of sugar it contains. Pure matcha is bitter and has a grassy taste, which Starbucks mellows by adding sugar. In fact, a grande Matcha Latte contains 240 calories.
And since Starbucks uses its own sweetened matcha powder for all matcha drinks, you can’t order a sugar-free matcha drink.
Matcha vs. Coffee: Which Has More Caffeine?
As you might have guessed, coffee contains more caffeine per gram than matcha. According to experts, 240 ml of regular coffee has about 96 mg of caffeine, while the same amount of matcha has roughly 19-44 mg of caffeine.
Factors like the freshness of the tea leaves used to make the powder, the temperature of the water, and the brewing process affects the amount of caffeine in the drink.
How Much Caffeine Is Found in Other Green Tea Drinks at Starbucks?

Different hot and iced green tea drinks at Starbucks contain different amounts of caffeine. Here’s a quick rundown. Note that the caffeine amounts mentioned in the list are for a grande serving.
Hot Green Tea Drinks
- Emperor’s Cloud & Mist is one of the two brewed green teas on the menu at Starbucks. It doesn’t contain other flavors in the sachet, has zero calories, and includes 16 mg of caffeine.
- Jade Citrus Mint Brewed Tea is the other brewed green tea available at Starbucks, and it includes other flavors like lemon and mint. Since it’s simply brewed in hot water, it doesn’t contain any calories but has 40 mg of caffeine.
- Honey Citrus Mint Brewed Tea is known by a number of secret names like Sick Tea, Medicine Bomb, Cold Tea, or Cold Buster. It’s a mixture of Jade Citrus Mint, Peach Tranquility, honey, lemonade, and water and contains 16 mg of caffeine.
Iced Green Tea Drinks
- Iced Green Tea is a refreshing drink with lemon verbena, lemongrass, liquid cane sugar, mint, and ice. Since the tea concentrate is combined with just ice and filtered water, it doesn’t contain any calories. This drink includes 25 mg of caffeine.
- Iced Green Tea Lemonade is another blend of Jade Citrus Mint green tea, liquid cane sugar, ice, and lemonade. With this drink, you get 25 mg of caffeine.
- Iced Peach Green Tea is for those who love their ice teas boldly flavored. It’s made using Teavana Iced Green Tea and a peach-flavored fruit juice blend combined with ice. One serving contains 25 mg of caffeine.
If you’re feeling adventurous, you can switch out peach juice for guava juice — just remember to ask for less liquid cane sugar since the juice is already pretty sweet.
- Iced Peach Green Tea Lemonade is also similar to Iced Peach Green Tea. The only difference is that this one also contains lemonade. But since that doesn’t affect the amount of caffeine, this drink also has 25 mg of caffeine.
Note that all iced green teas at Starbucks are made using the Jade Citrus Mint tea concentrate. This is a strong tea that’s combined with ingredients like lemonade, juice, and water to make refreshing drinks.